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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2007; 13(10): 1575-1578
Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1575
Table 3 Serum iron, ferritin and hemoglobin levels before and after the treatment with captafer
Baseline (time 0)mo 2mo 4
18 patients (10 UC/8CD)mean ± SDmean ± SDmean ± SD
Serum iron (μg/dL)26.7 ± 13.646 ± 27.21P < 0.0544.5 ± 21.21P < 0.05
Serum ferritin (ng/mL)8.5 ± 6.814.5 ± 20.514.1 ± 10.31P < 0.05
Hemoglobin (g/dL)10.96 ± 0.9011.07 ± 1.0211.48 ± 0.941P < 0.05